Bajirao Mastani Review And Rating

Star Cast:
Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra , Deepika
Padukone

What’s Good:  The opulence of the sets, breathtaking
chemistry between Ranveer Singh and both his wives played
by Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra. Excellent
cinematography and the artistic vision of Sanjay Leela
Bhansali.

What’s Bad:  Bajirao Mastani is flawed on certain levels
such as mistaken timelines in a few places. Also on
historical lines, the modification of the plot for cinematic
liberties seems to have gone too far, thus making it an out
and out love story.

Loo Break: Interval would suffice!

Watch or Not?:  Watch it if you want to restore your faith in
love stories.Forget history, this film is full of chemistry that
is so pure that it is heart-warming to experience it. For all
its grandeur and Bhansali’s years of dedication, the film is
a sure a one-time watch.

Bajirao Ballal Peshwa (Ranveer Singh) is an ambitious
Maratha warrior who has set his eyes on creating one
Hindu nation, the Bharatvarsha and not only has the wit but
also the valor to fight for it. We are even told in the story at
one point that he has won all the 40 battles that he ever
fought.
During the Mughal invasion, Bajirao is away from home
planning an attack on Delhi when he meets Mastani
(Deepika Padukone) who has traveled to seek his help to
save her hometown Bundelkhand which is being held
captive by the Mughals. She is the daughter of King
Chhatrasal and his Muslim wife. While Mastani’s dedication
and her bravery impress Bajirao, he is determined to help
her. Soon, in the midst of the battle, the duo fall in love with
each other.
Back home, Bajirao’s wife, Kashi (Priyanka Chopra) is
eagerly waiting his return, oblivious of the fact that her
husband has fallen in love and even accidentally married
another woman.
Will Bajirao and Mastani’s inter-religious love breathe in the
strong opposition of his Hindu community and family? Will
Kashi accept the fact that she has to share her husband
with Mastani for the rest of her life?

Bajirao Mastani Review: Script Analysis

Bajirao Mastani had been in the making for so long that I
had almost given up on the film. Also after the first trailer of
the film was released, I was sure that Bhansali had played a
lot with history, to make it a epic romantic drama but little
did I know that it would still be a spectacular.
At its core, Bajirao Mastani is all about love. Be it Bajirao’s
unconditional love for Mastani and Kashibai both, Mastani’s
daring and dedicated love for Bajirao or Kashibai’s
sacrificing love for her husband. The film conveys it all.
Written with immense talent, the dialogues are like Ram
Leela with a poetic touch to them. Some will even give you
goosebumps. My favorite would definitely be ‘Cheeteh Ki
Chaal, Baaz Ki Nazar Aur Bajirao Ki Talvar Par Sandeh nahi
Karte, Kabhi Bhi Maat De Sakti Hai’ (And when Ranveer
says it – just wow!)
Scenes are penned with great thought and hence the
conversations between Bajirao and Kashibai or even the
one between Kashibai and Mastani make up for a brilliant
watch.
The film is low on war scenes and mainly revolves around
the romantic angle. A slight lapse of timeline detailing can
be observed when Bajirao gets both Kashibai and Mastani
pregnant around the same time even though he is actually
shown to have been away for a battle. Also the introduction
of an ‘vintage Skype’ facility through mirror reflections
seems to funny.
While tthe film holds tight in the first half, the script loses
its grip towards the second half. Also the climax could have
been written a little better. It seems amiss of detailing and
absurd.

Bajirao Mastani Review: Star Performance

Ranveer Singh undoubtedly delivers his career best
performance. He nails the character head on and proves
why he is the best choice for the film. Right from picking up
a brilliant Maharashtrian accent to his confident body
language, he is completely droolworthy. The efforts he has
taken to excel those battle scenes is visible. Singh may
sweep a few awards for his brilliant act!
Deepika Padukone according to me performs the weakest
amongst the three stars. Even though she plays the lead,
there are a lot of flaws in her act. Sure she looks beautiful
but completely lacks the grace while performing on
numbers such as Mohe Rang Do Laal. Her body language
is too modern to embrace the charm of Mastani. In one of
the scenes, her dialogue delivery is so weak that she
sounds exactly like one of her dialogues from Tamasha.
Priyanka Chopra may have been missing from the
promotions but well, she is very much present in the film. In
fact, with her act we could even call the film Bajirao
Kashibai. As the Peshwa wife who is innocent and child-like
at start but who matures and stands tall as a lady after her
husband re-marries, Priyanka emotes bang on. Her
emotional act finds an instant connect and hence you wish
we could have seen more of her in the film. She shines in
literally each and every frame.
Tanvi Azmi delivers another spectacular performance with
her act as Bajirao’s widowed mother.
Supporting cast of Milind Soman as Bajirao’s advisor and
Vaibhav Tatwawdi as his younger brother Chimaji Appa are
well done.

Bajirao Mastani Review: The Last Word
Not Deepika, Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra lace this
film with their brilliant performances. Watch the film for
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s artistic vision and definitely
Ranveer’s career-best act. I am going with a 3.5/5 for the

Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (Three and half stars)